ELA+1+Lesson+29

__ Topic __ : __A Boat Disappears__ (Lesson 29) How do some story events make other story events happen? Cause and effect

__ Common Core Standards __ RI.1.2 Retell story including key details and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson. RL.1.3 Describe characters, setting, and major events in the story using key details. RF.1.3c Know final -e and common vowel team conventions for representing long vowel sounds, RF.1.3f Read words with inflectional endings. L.1.4b Use frequently occuring affixes as a clue to the meaning of a word. 4.P3.1c Objects have properties that can be observed, described, and/or measured: length, width, volume, size, shape, mass or weight, temperature, texture, flexibility, reflectiveness of light.

__ Suggested Student Objectives __ SW state key problem, steps to resolve the problem and conclusion of the story. SW blend and read words with the following suffix endings; "-ful", "-ly", "-y". SW blend and read words with long vowel spelling patterns. SW write a personal, opinion paragraph.

__ Suggested Additional Readings: __ __ Cam Jansen Mystery Series __ (Adler, David) __ Cindy Moon __ (Mortenson, Lori) __ Little by Little __ (Stewart, Amber)

__ Resource Links: __
 * [] (Understanding and Making Maps: An Introduction)
 * [] (Feature Book: Mystery on the Docks)

__ Activities __ Using magnetic letters, teacher will dictate words that have the following suffix endings: "-ful", "-ly", "-y". Students will form that word with letters. Using magnetic letters, teacher will dictate words that have long vowel spelling patterns. Students will form that word with letters. Write an opinion paragraph to tell how you feel about Conrad eating Skeet's boat.

__ Assessments __ Spelling and Journey's Lesson 29 weekly assessments. Scoring will be based upon a narrative in which they introduce a topic they are writing about, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opnion and provide some sense of closure.

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